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The Daily Cure for me is trying to smell taste touch—really experience— something, each day, that reminds me that I'm alive and, mostly, happy to be here. A small moment that should go a long way, at least in theory.-
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Memories Of / #2
I owe my sincere thanks to an old friend (from the Martin Agency days) and great story-teller, Daniel “Catfish” Russ, for this beautiful memory of France some years back. Please check out Daniel’s blog here. One more thing before I … Continue reading
In praise of the “grembiule”
It’s mid-September, and it’s been back-to-school for the past week. As in every country in the world, where children go back to school in the Fall, here too the air seems to change with the shift in our collective energy. … Continue reading
Posted in ITALY, WHAT WE WEAR
Tagged back-to-school, elementary school, grembiule, Italy, Milan, school, uniform
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Those tiny, ubiquitous details
One of the things I’ve said over and over about Milan, elsewhere, is that it’s not a typically beautiful Italian city. Not beautiful the way Rome is beautiful. Or Venice. There is a lot of beauty here, but it’s confined … Continue reading
The hood — Italian style
It’s called the “quartiere”—neighborhood—and, at least in the center of most Italian cities, it includes almost everything you need within walking / shouting distance. This is a truly beautiful thing, which has a profound influence on your life; i.e., you … Continue reading
The salumeria
The pressures of modern life, even here, all but dictate that you can’t always have that perfect home-made meal on the table. (Sorry, Martha.) So you turn to your neighborhood lifeline: the salumeria. This is the place where—for more than … Continue reading
Posted in ITALY, SAVORING
Tagged Alberti, Italia, Italy, Milan, MIlano, prosciutto crudo, ready-made, salumeria
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Zzzzzzzzz.
You: Why haven’t you blogged yet today? Me: Because I decided that after my amazing Sunday lunch there was nothing to do but indulge in that time-honored tradition of taking a little nap. You: Oh. Me: But that gives me … Continue reading
Posted in ITALY, THEY SAY
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Postcard #2: Farmacia Milanese
[The juxtaposition of textures and designs in this city is over-the-top. If your eyes are open, you cannot get bored. This pharmacy’s location is a perfect example. Pharmacies, in general, are a sensual treat here in Milan. More on that … Continue reading
The beautiful street
Growing up in the United States, it never dawned on me how significant the differences were in the “material realities” of the world’s myriad geographic locations. I knew of course that places looked different one from the other. (It doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in AROUND US, ITALY
Tagged cobblestone, Italia, Italy, Milan, MIlano, sanpietrini, strade, street
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New feature: “Memories Of”
This post is the first in a new category of “The Daily {French-Italian} Cure” called “Memories Of.” These posts will be the contributions of others who have lived in or visited either Italy or France, and have a certain memory … Continue reading
Posted in FRANCE, MEMORIES OF
Tagged anna harrison, France, memory, Saint Jean de Luz, translator
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My streetcar named “Desire”
The time I came to Milan and knew it would be in my future, I leaned out the window of my room at the Hotel Spadari and looked down on the old orange trams coming straight toward the hotel, then … Continue reading
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